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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Preschool Story Time - Duck, Duck, Swan!

One thing I have learned is that everyone does story time their own way. If you can take ideas from our page, we are thrilled to keep blogging our story times. Someone else might look and say "meh, not for me" and that is cool too. There isn't a right or a wrong way to do a story time, as long as you love what you are doing. The kids will see someone who isn't genuine a mile away, so really just go for it and shine on.
Duck story time is always great - because there are so many resources. Did you know you could really do an entire story time on ducks wearing socks? True story! I mixed it up a little and brought in different duck books, but it really was a difficult choice. Here we go!

Duck is such a great cook, but he wants to create his OWN recipe. With a dash of mad-cap humor, this soup-opera is sure to please.

Emily is so serious! What happens when she meets a duck who has a clear answer for every one of his little quirks? The kids really thought this was silly and fun.

One of the easiest felt sets I created EVER. You might get only one use with your preschool crowd, but this one can be used with a wider range of kids. I think I will get use of this with school visits up to second grade.

After HALFTIME, we kept the party going with a sing-along. This week I feverishly plucked out the 5 Little Ducks song (traditional) the night before. I was nervous because there was so little practice time, but I had the moms all help me out and it turned out great!

5 little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away.Mother duck said, "quack, quack, quack, quack!"But only 4 little ducks came back....

Continue with 4, 3, 2, 1 untilSad mama duck went out one day, over the hill and far away.Sad mama said, "quack, quack, quack, quack!"And all the 5 little ducks came back!

Time for my second flannel story of the day! Using some of the artwork in this book, I created my version of The Ugly Duckling! Click HERE to see the full length Flannel Friday post on this set, complete with ALL of the pieces I created for this story.

There is no one way to tell this tale, so you can learn the basics and tell it any way you would like. My story timers love the felt sets the best, so I like to make sure I have a new set every week. I just enjoy making them because I know how much the kids appreciate them.

Well, we had a little time left, so I pulled out this interactive book. Duck dares the kids not to tickle him, but of COURSE you have to! I took it slowly and made sure everyone had a chance to tickle the duck on every page. Little meat to the story, but lots of fun.

Today's craft was a duck pond scene!

One of my secrets is owning a circle punch. I have been able to create so many crafts using my 1 inch and 2 inch punches. The kids used a ripping technique to create the pond and grass, and created the scene any way they wanted.